One of the last empty lots available for development in the Downtown core has been placed on the market for $2.2 million.

Bookended by Douglas and Blanshard Streets, 727/733 Courtney Street lies nestled between The Falls condo and the Chateau Victoria hotel. It is comprised of one-and-a-half lots totaling over 10,000 square feet and is currently operated as a Robbins parking lot generating approximately $22,000 net annual profit.

I think it would be cool if someone bought the lot and built a house on it.

No one would expect that.

It is zoned office so a rezoning to sfd residential would be needed but a rezoning would probably be required anyway so why not? It would be funny indeed. For a rich person, a nice house in an great urban area on a $2.2 m lot is small change.

Council would demand ground floor retail but it could be like a large one-unit condo with a commercial first floor. I would like to see how a creative architect would respond to this.

Or hell, why not a 8 story building with a flat roof and a totally SFH looking house on the top, that would be cute. Have the whole roof look exactly like a residential lot. Could even have a white picket fence and some backyard chickens. If I was ever a super rich developer I'd absolutely do that for my home. Rooftops are such neglected real estate in most cities.

Or hell, why not a 8 story building with a flat roof and a totally SFH looking house on the top, that would be cute. Have the whole roof look exactly like a residential lot. Could even have a white picket fence and some backyard chickens. If I was ever a super rich developer I'd absolutely do that for my home. Rooftops are such neglected real estate in most cities.